UniCare is a premier, global-facing supplier specializing in the research, development, and high-volume manufacture of natural active ingredients. Catering to the rigorous demands of the dietary supplement, functional food, nutraceutical, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical sectors, we serve as the vital link between rich botanical resources and strict global distribution channels. Our core philosophy is built on continuous co-development, ensuring long-term batch consistency and regulatory readiness for our partners worldwide.
By establishing deep-tier strategic collaborations with China's top-tier extraction and fermentation facilities, we guarantee operations certified under international benchmarks. Our production network features comprehensive quality management systems accredited with certifications including GMP, EU-GMP, CEP, ISO9001, ISO22000, and HACCP. Each facility operates independently validated testing laboratories equipped with state-of-the-art analytical equipment, ensuring that every batch complies with target monographs before crossing borders.
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The global dietary supplement sector is undergoing a massive structural shift towards standardized, highly bioavailable active plant extracts. Brands require scalable, clean-label manufacturing solutions that mitigate regulatory compliance risks in target markets.
Regulatory bodies worldwide (including US FDA, European EFSA, and China SAMR) are tightening validation guidelines. Sourcing from manufacturers with ready EU-GMP and CEP files drastically reduces product registration timelines and compliance costs.
Generic powder solutions are obsolete. The industry demands standardized target biomarkers (e.g., specific flavone glycosides in Ginkgo, or exact HCl percentages in Berberine) verified through cutting-edge chromatography.
Conscious consumers and regulatory audits require end-to-end transparency. Modern third-party contract manufacturing must include full botanical traceability from GACP planting bases to the final extracted powder.
We unlock hidden bio-actives in traditional herbs to synthesize highly functional compounds for modern preventative health applications.
Investing heavily in technical upgrades, automated countercurrent columns, and green solvent systems to boost yield and lower ecological footprint.
Employing high-pressure liquid chromatography and precise enzymatic modification to create ultra-pure active ingredients.
Supporting local agricultural communities with sustainable cultivation models, GACP guidance, and direct sourcing agreements.
UniCare prioritizes high-spec hardware infrastructure, commanding access to China's most advanced, intelligent plant extraction factories. The entire extraction, concentration, purification, and drying processes are governed by automated process systems that maintain thermal and pressure variables at tight operational tolerances.
Validated facility parameters with Class 100,000 cleanroom zones for final dry powder sieving, blending, and barrier packaging.
Proprietary acetone extraction loop engineered to limit undesirable components (like ginkgolic acids) to <1 ppm.
Distributed Control System monitors real-time pressure, flow, and extraction temperatures, reducing human-operator variance.
Processing thousands of tons of plant materials with optimal yield conversion rates and energy-efficient solvent recovery.
Strict QA protocols for raw herbs sourcing, sorting, and drying before they are loaded into extraction loops.
Equipped with dynamic countercurrent lines and multi-functional extraction systems optimized for varied botanical profiles.
To guarantee compliance with USP, EP, and JP standards, UniCare has built a highly rigorous analytical central laboratory. Spanning a dedicated testing zone certified under CNAS standards, our quality control team tests every single manufactured batch against targeted parameters, generating comprehensive Certificates of Analysis (CoA) containing heavy metal, pesticide, solvent, and microbiological data.
| Quality Control Focus Area | Analytic Parameters & Tested Monograph Specifications |
|---|---|
| Active Ingredient Analysis | Assay testing, chromatographic fingerprint verification, raw plant identity screening (HPLC, UHPLC, UV-Vis, TLC). |
| Hazardous Substance Screening | Heavy metal limits (Lead, Arsenic, Mercury, Cadmium, Copper via ICP-MS), multi-residue pesticide screen (GC-MS-MS), residual solvents trace analysis. |
| Microbe Analysis | Total Aerobic Microbial Count (TAMC), Yeast & Mold Count (TYMC), Escherichia coli, Salmonella, and target pathogen screenings. |
| Raw Material Control | Origin verification, botanical identification, allergen profiling, GMO screening, herbicide/fungicide detection at collection zones. |
| Laws & Regulations Confirmation | Deep validation research aligning with dietary supplement food laws of USA, EU, Japan, Korea, and China. |
| Stability Verification | Accelerated and long-term climate-chamber stability tests to determine and guarantee product expiration dates. |
| Physicochemical Properties | pH values, loss on drying (moisture), total ash content, bulk/tapped density, particle size mesh analysis, optical rotation. |
Our central testing lab is equipped with modern chromatography and spectroscopy configurations from leading scientific instrument manufacturers:
| Equipment Type / Model | Quantity | Operational Function |
|---|---|---|
| UHPLC Agilent 1290 (Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography) | 2 Sets | Rapid determination of complex polyphenols, anthocyanins, and triterpene profiles. |
| HPLC Agilent 1260 (High Performance Liquid Chromatography) | 4 Sets | Quantitative assays for standard flavonoids, glycosides, and organic acids. |
| HPLC Shimadzu LC-20AT | 2 Sets | Alternative matrix validation, identity confirmation, and fingerprint consistency. |
| HPLC Dionex Ultimate 3000 | 2 Sets | High precision gradients for complex plant extracts. |
| Shimadzu ELSD 2000ES (Evaporative Light Scattering Detector) | 2 Sets | Testing for compounds lacking UV chromophores, such as specific sugars and lipids. |
| Shimadzu GC-2010 (Gas Chromatograph) | 1 Set | Analysis of solvent residues and volatile organic compound fractions. |
| Shimadzu AA-7000 (Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer) | 1 Set | Elemental detection of trace minerals and heavy metal impurities. |
UniCare dedicates 10% of its annual net profit back to our research and development initiatives. Beyond the optimization of existing mechanical botanical extraction methods, we have established a dedicated biotechnology division focusing on natural fermentation. Our goal is to leverage advanced biological pathways, moving beyond legacy heat-reflux extraction into highly eco-friendly enzymatic transformations.
We operate in a close research alliance with the prestigious Beijing University of Chemical Technology in the specialized field of bio-fermentation. This strategic collaboration allows us to scale benchtop biotech discoveries into massive industrial runs, yielding unique active matrices for the cosmetics, dietary supplement, and pharmaceutical markets.
To mitigate raw botanical supply fluctuations and verify purity at the soil level, UniCare has built a structured agricultural procurement system. By extending our supply loop directly to geographical cultivation zones, we maintain full traceability data for each production lot. Raw plant materials are processed, stored, and verified in accordance with strict warehouse practices, monitoring active constituent levels, humidity, heavy metals, and agrochemical trace levels.
To secure the chain of custody for high-demand actives, we co-operate dedicated cultivation fields with regional agricultural hubs. These include our managed ginkgo leaf planting bases, epimedium planting bases, phellodendron planting bases, and olive leaf planting bases. Selected sites are farmed according to strict Good Agricultural and Collection Practices (GACP) guidelines. Additionally, we partner with agricultural breeding labs to select high-yield cultivars, enhancing active ingredient content at the seed stage and lowering raw processing costs.
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